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Recognised as Colour

#CBC27D

  • #CBC27D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#CBC27D is a yellow with RGB values 203, 194, 125 and HSL 53°, 43%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CBC27D#CBC27D
HEX#CBC27D
RGBrgb(203, 194, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7608, 0.4902
RGB percentages79.6%, 76.1%, 49%
HSLhsl(53.1, 42.9%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 38.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 38.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,353,597
CSS custom property--colour: #CBC27D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#343D82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEBE78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1C280no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D6B9B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 5.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.3Burlywood · ΔE 15.1Khaki · ΔE 15.7Tan · ΔE 16.7Navajo white · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 5.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D86CB
Analogous#CB9B7D, #ADCB7D
Triadic#7DCBC2, #C27DCB
Split complementary#7DADCB, #9B7DCB
Tetradic#7DCB9B, #7D86CB, #CB7DAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F5EA
Lighter +20%#E8E4C6
Lighter +10%#DAD3A1
Darker −10%#BCB159
Darker −20%#A19641
Darker −30%#7D7432
Darker −40%#595223
More saturated +25%#E2D466
Less saturated −25%#B4B194

Channel breakdown

R203
G194
B125
Red203 (79.6%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue53.08°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G C2 · B 7D

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